Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1398 - 1399: The Balance of Life and Life

Chapter 1398: Chapter 1399: The Balance of Life and Life

Qiu Ming and Cao Qinglin exchanged a glance, the latter said, "You’ve seemed to have a big change of heart regarding the people of Twin Cities these past few days. We won’t pry into why, but count us in to help if you’re willing to."

"As you wish," Xu Huo packed up the Potion on the ground, "meet at the city entrance when the time comes."

The two had no objections, took their monocular and left.

Then Xu Huo looked towards the direction of the pharmaceutical factory. The Players from the New District Government City hadn’t acted yet. Suddenly, the factory gates opened. Under the cover of the Defensive Barrier, it was difficult to see what was inside from the outside, but soon a Mechanical Being appeared in everyone’s view. It flicked the player on its wrist, and a projection screen unfolded in mid-air.

The scene on the screen agitated the Players surrounding the factory. Two elderly men were on their knees constantly begging for mercy, flanked by two armed Mechanical Beings.

The Golden Badge turned to the mayor behind him and said, "They are relatives of the elite squad."

The mayor’s eyes darkened, "Weren’t the elite squad’s families arranged to evacuate at the first opportunity?"

Of course, not to other districts, but to cities established by other governments.

The background on the screen was no longer the New District Government City. The Golden Badge hesitated slightly and said, "Maybe they were intercepted."

If the evacuation vehicle was intercepted, then the opponent would have more than one hostage. Ordinary government officials, lab researchers, factory workers, their lives and those of their families could be forsaken, but mishandling the families of Players could easily bankrupt the district government’s credibility.

"Mayor..." The Golden Badge hesitated to speak.

The mayor raised his hand to stop him, addressing the miniature device, "State your terms, please don’t joke with ordinary citizens’ lives."

"Ordinary citizens?" The hovering aircraft over the factory broadcasted the gentleman Player’s words; he chuckled, "It seems Players’ families’ lives are more valuable than ordinary folk’s, changing your minds so quickly."

"However, I’m not interested in anything about the New District Government City. Instead, I’m very curious to see how lives are weighed against lives on the same scale and what choices will be made."

The Mechanical Being on the screen lowered the gun it was holding, pointing it at the back of the elderly men’s heads. As the two elderly men cried bitterly, the gentleman Player said, "Spare them? It’s not impossible. A life for a life."

"Use a Player’s life to save theirs," two aircraft approached the two Players, aiming the lenses at them, "Note, whatever happens here can be seen over there too. Now, let’s see if anyone is indeed noble enough to sacrifice their life for their family."

The gentleman Player didn’t give anyone time to react and directly cut to the countdown, "You have only ten seconds, nine, eight, seven..."

Although the spearhead seemed aimed at those two unlucky Players chosen, it was actually directed at all Players because it’s obvious the hostage wasn’t just those two, and if they died, the next in line would be them!

The mayor and the Golden Badge, as superiors and colleagues, could neither make the decision for them nor pressure the Players into a choice. They were in a dilemma, with one ordering the subordinates to cut off communication with the outside of the city, and another urging others to quickly find the hijacked convoy.

However, before he could finish speaking, two gunshots sounded in the video, and the two elderly men fell to the ground.

Amidst their terrified screams, two children were pushed in front of the screen. One little girl, complying with the gentleman Player’s instruction, shouted towards the camera, "Mom!"

"I’ll kill him! Kill this beast! Let him die now!" A female Player immediately attempted to assault the factory, but another kind of beeping sound with a frequency rang out in the video at that moment, first a few, then a dozen, and finally mixed so indistinguishably that no one knew exactly how many sounds were playing.

"Is it pleasing to the ears?" The gentleman Player said joyfully, "That’s the Mechanical Beings’ countdown to detonation, and if any of your people dare step into the factory, all Mechanical Beings will explode, taking those few vehicles... boom! All sky-high! Hahaha!"

"What exactly do you want!" The female Player, eyes wide with anguish, looked at the aircraft through the Defensive Barrier, "Is it that if I die, you’ll truly spare my child!"

"Lin Ping!" Her companion reflexively stopped her, but the woman’s eyes could only see her child right now. She said in a low voice, "Don’t persuade me, if I fail, you need not hesitate anymore, he won’t spare anyone, don’t hesitate, kill him, and maybe you’ll catch up with saving our people before the countdown ends!"

The gentleman Player laughed again, "I stand by my word, as long as you end yourself, not only will your child be spared, but a Mechanical Being will also send her back."

The female Player used a Prop to cut herself off from her companion, drew a pistol, and shot through her own temple!

At the moment the blood splattered out, the Players present fell into raging anger after a brief silence, staring at the screen. Sure enough, the countdown sound of one of the Mechanical Beings stopped, and the child was taken out of the lens.

But the control of the Mechanical Beings was with the gentleman Player, and no one knew if he would renege. Looking at the body of Lin Ping, the mayor inquired the Golden Badge, "What’s the situation with the special assault group over there?"

"This factory is too unique, with three layers of metal sealed walls inside. There are Super Evolvers who could bypass the Mechanical Beings to sneak in, but they can’t break the sealed walls. Forcing through the walls would certainly alert those inside." The Golden Badge quickly stated, "According to the previous interaction with the opponent’s behavior and words, the expert group confirms the opponent is a person extremely lacking in empathy, with a liking for tormenting the weak, and breaking the wall will definitely cause an irreparable situation."

Amidst the mayor’s anxious expression was a hint of regret; had they acted upon discovering the factory before the lab was evacuated, they wouldn’t be in such a passive stance now.

As it was, the government was caught in a difficult position.

The gentleman Player’s side started the countdown again, this time for a slightly older man, the child in the projection was his grandson. He trembled while listening to the countdown and closed his eyes with anguish at the count of "three."

"Bang!"

The Mechanical Being on the screen moved away, followed by the emergence of two pregnant women.

"Is a grandson not as close by blood as a daughter?" The gentleman Player chuckled, "What about your pregnant wives carrying your bloodline?"

Two pregnant women held their bellies, crying uncontrollably, unable to choose between their children, themselves, or their husbands, they could only weep in despair.

"So now let’s begin the countdown, here, the first one..." The gentleman Player’s deathly prompting voice sounded again, but this time it was interrupted by a round aircraft deployed above the factory before the countdown even began.

This wasn’t an aircraft belonging to either side in the confrontation, and both sides paused their actions.